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Ukraine ceasefire talks start in Minsk

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Talks aimed at negotiating a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine opened in Minsk on Friday, in the latest push to halt nearly five months of fighting between separatists and Kiev authorities, a Belarussian official told AFP.

The so-called Contact Group conducting the talks includes representatives of Russia, Ukraine, separatists and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Talks aimed at negotiating a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine opened in Minsk on Friday, in the latest push to halt nearly five months of fighting between separatists and Kiev authorities, a Belarussian official told AFP.

The so-called Contact Group conducting the talks includes representatives of Russia, Ukraine, separatists and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

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